Temporal characteristics of abyssal finescale motions above rough bathymetry

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-427

  Toole, John M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; MOORING; WATER WAVES;

TIDAL-FREQUENCY INTERNAL WAVE RADIATION; TURBULENT DIAPYCNAL MIXING; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BATHYMETRY; FRACTURE ZONE; INTERNAL WAVE; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RAY TRACING; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TRACER; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 34247541321     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2988.1     Document Type: Article

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